Doc Lynam
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- Jun 19, 2011
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Local boy Tom Sayers was an English bare-knuckle prize fighter. There were no formal weight divisions at the time, and although Sayers was only five feet eight inches tall and never weighed much more than 150 pounds, he frequently fought much bigger men. In a career which lasted from 1849 until 1860, he lost only one of sixteen bouts.
His lasting fame depends exclusively on his final contest, when he faced American champion John Camel Heenan in a battle which was widely considered to be boxing’s first world championship.
Born in a Brighton slum which is now Tichborne street and went to school at Middle Street.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sayers
His lasting fame depends exclusively on his final contest, when he faced American champion John Camel Heenan in a battle which was widely considered to be boxing’s first world championship.
Born in a Brighton slum which is now Tichborne street and went to school at Middle Street.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sayers